4. No Encryption Back Doors?: The European parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has put forward a proposal that would prevent governments of EU Member States from backdooring end-to-end encrypted services, according to Tech Crunch. Governments across the world — including the United States — have sometimes pushed device makers and security companies to offer “back doors” in their products to help combat terrorists who use such systems.

3 . Voter Security: Voter information for 200 million Americans was available on a public server accessible by anyone via the Internet, according to security company UpGuard. Who created the weak link? The alleged culprit was Deep Root Analytics, which helps Republican campaigns choose which voters to target with TV advertising, according to UpGuard.

2. Government Compliance: Proofpoint says its cloud-based Email Protection and Information Protection solutions have achieved in-process status for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), under the sponsorship of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). What does “in-process status” actually mean? Hmmm… We’re tracking down the answer.

Mischel Kwon

1. Funding – MSSP:MKACyber, a managed security operations services provider (MSSP) and security consulting firm with SOC expertise, has raised $4.1 million in Series A funding. The company, led by CEO Mischel Kwon, will leverage the growth capital for sales and channel initiatives, customer support and marketing activities. We’ll share more details soon.